Poro City Tlanechicoltiloyan Nechichihualiztli by Chieh-Ting, Yushan Martha and Kyoung Eun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli in Callitic Tlacauhtli ihuan Tlanextilizpan Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.
TepoztliCallitic· 2022
Poro City Tlanechicoltiloyan Nechichihualiztli
by Chieh-Ting, Yushan Martha and Kyoung Eun
Client: Architecture for community Los Angeles
Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Winner in Callitic Category
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About Poro City Tlanechicoltiloyan Nechichihualiztli
Poro Altepetl ce tlanechicoltiloyan nechichihualiztli tlachihualli itech chichihualayotl caxtin. In caxtin quichihua ce tlamantli iuhqui tepamitl tlalpiquiliztli in ahmo panitlachialoni nozo ahmo chicahuac, quipiya in tlanechicoltiloyan ahmo ica ce tlaxtlahuiloni tlatzacuililli. In coyoctic tepamitl in mimiloa quiyahualoa tlachializtli ihuan quilnamictia in ehecatl-temimilli ixco tlen mochihua ompa Los Angeles. In tlapatlaloni tlanechicoliztli tlen tlatzintiliztli zan iciuhca mocentlalia ihuan hueliti mopatla ipan cequi tlacaltin calihtic ihuan calixtli. In tlaquetzalli quitequihuia 1100 caxtin 33 centimetro ipan 33 centimetro ipan 28 centimetro ihtic ce calnechicoltiloyan 200 metro tlaxelolli. In pepetlaca tlapaltin quipatla ce tlamantli tlen momachtia tlatequihuiliztli itech ce necocoltiloyan tlen quiselia cualli.
The Recognition
About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli
Poro City Tlanechicoltiloyan Nechichihualiztli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Poro City Tlanechicoltiloyan Nechichihualiztli ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. Poro City Tlanechicoltiloyan Nechichihualiztli quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Poro City proposes a dialogue with the many communities of Los Angeles. Milk crates function as a brick system that is neither transparent nor solid, housing the exhibition without imposing a rigid boundary. The milk crate's flexibility allows for various design options that can adapt to different spaces. Moreover, its immediately familiar iconography makes it approachable to a wide range of audiences.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- It is constructed with 1100 counts of 33 cm x 33 cm x 28 cm milk crates and distributed in a 200 square meters gallery.
- Tags
- exhibition design, reuse, second life,
- Production Technology
- Our modular crate system was designed to be easy and fast to assemble. With the help of volunteers, we were able to construct all of the walls in less than a day. COVID has kept many of us indoors, so it was great to get together at Helms Bakery for the exhibition.
- Design Challenge
- Due to the viral milk-crate challenge from Tik Tok, and to discourage climbing on the walls, we also made the decision to treat seating as a separate element rather than integrating it with the exhibition walls.
- Research
- We were inspired by the project brief, which called for a design that could be distributed at indoor and outdoor sites throughout Los Angeles. We wanted our design to be recognizable regardless of its location, and to create a space while connecting to each unique neighborhood. We settled on a kit-of-parts construction using milk crates as our primary building material due to their adaptability and recognizability. Assembled as undulating porous walls, crates frame views and emphasize the experiential relationship between exhibition and site. The stacked brick pattern recalls the textures of breeze block walls, iconic surfaces of the LA landscape. The final result is a welcoming and vibrant exhibition in an array of vivid colors.
- Inspiration
- Packaging is often a means to an end. We receive a good, unwrap it, and discard the container. However, some forms of packaging, like shipping crates and pallets, are designed for durability and reuse. These sturdy qualities often inspire more robust modes of use than initially intended. The same is true for the milk crate.
- Project Duration
- It is located at Culver City, California. It starts construction on October and stand in the gallery from November to December.
- Operation Flow
- Our vision for this exhibition was to exemplify the ability of people to create the extraordinary from the mundane. Showcasing milk crates, which by their nature are utilitarian objects, celebrates this resourcefulness. The bright and unexpected colors further elevate and transform the material and show it in a new way.
- Team Members
- Chieh-Ting Chuang
Martha Kriley
Yushan Men. - Image Credits
- Photo credit: Dylan Corr, Kyoung Eun Park
Video Credit: Martha Kriley. Gary Doran
Graphic Credit: Nick Imbriale, Christopher Manzano, Philana Kim
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